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15 Cards in this Set
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Approbation |
Approval or praise |
I got approbation from my mom to go hang with my friends |
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Extol |
Praise enthusiastically |
I got extol from my friends for winning the game |
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Inclement |
(Of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet |
The trees were inclement when I leaned against them |
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Reprobate |
An unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately) |
Josie is a reprobate when he makes fun of Zay |
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Sobriety |
The state of being sober |
My sister has to go through sobriety again |
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Munificent |
(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual as necessary |
I was munificent to Sebastian with his birthday gift this year |
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Obfuscate |
Obscure, unclear, or unintelligible |
The house had obfuscated our eyes from seeing the fire |
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Exemplary |
Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind |
They were exemplary for the company advertisement |
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Inadvertent |
Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning |
We were inadvertent with winning the lottery today. |
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Plaudits |
An expression of praise or approval |
I got plaudits from my father for graduating |
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Appraise |
Inform or tell (someone) |
We appraised Dylan that the performance was great |
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Clairvoyant |
A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact |
I had been known as clairvoyant when I said it would rain today |
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Bombastic |
High- sounding but with little meaning; inflated |
Daniel is described as bombastic whenever he talks to me about dumb things |
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Enthrall |
Capture the fascinated attention of |
I enthralled my friend with my new outfit |
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Superfluous |
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
The test was superfluous after we had finished the report for our final |
